Big League Impact is one of several nonprofits that enlist pro athletes into charitable work.
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Frances Tiafoe gives back to College Park youth tennis center via charitable fund
Tiafoe grew up at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park, where he stoked his passion for the game and developed into a world-class player.
From military families to chronic disease, athletes choose charitable causes that hit close to home
Professional athletes like Billy Hurley III and Anthony Lanier II embrace causes that hit close to home by launching public charities or private foundations.
By the numbers: More than 60 pro athletes in the D.C. area founded charities in the last 10 years
The list included Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook and members of the Washington Nationals, Washington Commanders and Baltimore Orioles.
Super Bowl LIX: How Kellen Moore’s ‘genius’ game plan helped Eagles to dominant win vs. Chiefs
The Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore, is bookmarked to be the head coach of the New Orleans Saints, per multiple reports.
Super Bowl LIX: Maryland upbringing set stage for Thomas Booker’s NFL success
NEW ORLEANS – Growing up, Thomas Booker listened to NPR instead of music on the radio. He and his parents discussed geopolitical issues and the stock market at the dinner table. And he had the body of a future NFL…
Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and the new landscape for Black quarterbacks
When this NFL season kicked off in 2024, there was a new record set for the number of Black starting quarterbacks in a single week.
The new Big Ten is resulting in sharply higher carbon emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions from Big Ten football team travel for regular-season conference games more than tripled in 2024 compared to 2023 after after the addition of a quartet of West Coast schools, a Capital News Service analysis found. Carbon dioxide is…
From Africa: Pathways to the NBA
Through the eyes of NBA Academy Africa’s players and staff, “From Africa: Pathways to the NBA” details stories of work on the court and in the classroom.
In Africa, NBA’s investment and ambition far outstrip other US pro leagues
KIGALI, Rwanda — Comedian Dave Chappelle, Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri and former National Basketball Association All Star Luol Deng all appeared at the Basketball Africa League championship weekend. The three-day stretch in Rwanda’s capital city was supposed to mirror…